Trunk and suitcase valance



Aug. 11, 1931. J RlTIER, JR 1,818,754

' TRUNK AND SUITCASE vALAndE Filed, Sept. 13. 1928 TTORNEKS PatentedAug. 11, 1931 isiars'i PATE F 6 JULIUS-BITTER; .13.,OERACINEVWISQONSIN;'ASSIGNOR TOHARTMANN'TTRUNK corr- "'PANY,..OFIRACINE, WISCONSIN, AcoRPoRA rIoN or WISCONSIN- r 1 i uana Ann,snircAsnvA ANcE Application fli September 13,1928. Serial 1 m.""30 5,r5s.v

This invention relates to improvementsin trunk or fsuitcase valances. 1Q

In the ordinary yalance construction the side flangesare 'ofjan equallength and en L gage the edge portions .of a trunk wall an equaldistanceon'both sides. Consequently, the securing means for I thevalance, usually rivets, must extend through b'oth valance flangesand'the interposed wall. The use of rivets forthis purpose iscomparatively expensive and the riveting process is somewhat slow. a

It is, therefore, the primary object of the present invention toovercome the above obldj jection by providing a trunkor suitcase valancein which one flange is considerably shorter than the other, wherebynails or pins may be used for the valance securing means, it beingnecessary for the securing means to 2 pass through only one thickness ofmetal and the trunk wall, and this arrangement reduces the expense ofthe'valance securing means, reduces the time consumed in the attachmentof valances, and provides for a, thinner wall edge.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk valanceextending aroundthe providedwit'haf tongue valance, generally indlcatedby the numeral 13, while .th'ewalls of adjacent edge portions of thewalls of the trunk sections and forming apractically dust and waterproof tongue and groove oint between thesections.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk or suitcasevalance which is of very simple construction, is inexpensive, is strongand durable, and is well adapted for the purposes described. e v v Withthe above and other objects in view the invention consists of theimproved trunk or suitcase valance, and its parts and combinations asset forth in the claim, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawings in which the same reference charactersindicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a small trunk or wardrobesuitcasewith the sections opened with respect to each other, the edgeportions being provided with the improved valance;

to be Fig. 2 is an enlarged ragmentary detail.

sectional view showing a air of meeting wallsand the improved va anceforming a joint between the wall edges; Fig. 3 is an enlargedfragmentary detail view of a section corner'and the valance arrangement;V V

4 is a fragmentary-view of a section corner showing a slightly modifiedform of valance therefor; and I Fig; 5jis a similar view with'oneportion of the. valance corner removed to show details of construction.

Referring now drawings, itwill appear that the numeral 8 indicates awardrobe suitcase having a pair more particularly to theofc'o'mplementarysections}?and 10 adapted o'penedand closeduwith respectto each other. j The outer edgeportionsof the'wallsflll of the section10 aread'a'pted to meetfth'e' outer edge po'rtionsfof'the walls 12 of;the section 9, when the sections are closedwith respecttoeachother, andto former dust and wiater-proofltOngue and groove joint between said adjace'nt edges,

an'ce construction is provided. 1

-Thewalls of one ofthe sections, as 10, are

the other section 9 carry a groove valance 141-. Referring-,particularly to Fig, 2 it will the seen that the tonguevalancecomprises an the improved val;

.outwardlyoflF-set long outer wall face flange a,

116 anda comparatively short slightly elf-set j inner wallfaceflange 17QThe flanges 16, and e, '90

17 f embrace-the. outer edge portionsof the outer and inner. faces,respectively, ota wall lli and the attaching means comprise pins18extended through the outer 'fiange'16, the l veneer board layers ofthe wall, and arethen bent over, as at 19, against the inner surface ofsaid wall. Because of the short flange '17 the pin only has to extendthrough one thick- 'ness of valance metal and yetthe valance isadequately, secured, and fthe bent over portions 19"of'the pin do notprotrude beyond the thickness of the flange 17 The inner sur-.

The securing means is the same as that de-' scribed for the tonguevalance 15, consisting of light pins 18 extending through the outer facelong flange, the wall veneer layers, and bent. over at 19 against theinner surface of the wall inwardly of the short flange- Also betweenthevalance of the Wallis a. wall edge embracing fabric strip 21 and theinner sur- 1 faces of the wallshave linings 20.

The valance arrangement for a corner is illustrated in Fig. 3 whereinthe veneer plies of the walls 12 meet at right "angles and an outercurved re-enforcing band 25; is pro vided. The valance members 14terminate short of the junction of the walls. While the cornerconstruction for a groove valance has been shown, the tongue valancecorner arrangement is carried out in the same way.

In Figs. 4 and 5 a modified form of. corner construction and the valancearrangement therefor has been illustrated. The corner is of there-enforced type, wherein the veneer plies 11 extend into a corner postmember 26, and the latter is covered externally by a fab ric leather orcomposition band 29. A short intermediate curved valance member 27 ismounted on the upper outer-edge portion of the post 26 and the endportions of's'aid member 27 are slightly reduced, as-at 27". The

two adjacent walls 11 are covered by an integrail valance member 13f,which, at its midportion is cut-away, so that only the long outer flangeportion remains forming an outer curved strap 28 which engages the outersurface of the member 27. The tongue portions 15" of the valanceslightly overlap thereduced portions 27 of the member 27 and hold saidmember firml'y in position.

The valance 13", as in the principal form,

a has a long outer flange and a' short inner seen that the improvedvalance. construction for-trunks, suitcases-,or the like is both simpleand novel, and is well adapted for the purposes described.

What I claim as my invention is:

In a two-section container, the adjacent edge portions of the sectionwalls being in juxtaposition when the sections are closed with respectto each other, grooved valance members mounted on the outer edgeportions of the walls I of one section, and tongue valance membermountedon. the. outer edge portions of the walls'of the, other of saidsections, said tongue and groove valance members being inter-fitting,each valance member having spaced apart sides engaging opposite surfacesof'the section wall and its outer side bein considerably longer than theother, and headed, bendable metallic securing extended through onlythelon-g outer sides of the valancemembers, and the respective sectionwalls and having their end portions bent over against. the lnner surfaceof the Walls substantially flush with the short inner sides of thevalance. members i In testimony whereof l. affiX. my signature.

' JULIUS RITTER,JR.

